Why are there so many bio musicals and stupid musicals next season! — Page 2

smidge said: "I'm sort of hoping for a lousy season because I am just out of damn money!

 

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I would say the same thing, but I know I'll just splurge on Anastasia if that happens 

wonderfulwizard11 said: "This thread is silly as I'm imagining most of the people here whining haven't seen these shows, if that's even been possible. Who cares as long as it's good?

Also people, there's no point in engaging with After Eight as if you're going to change someone's mind. Do whatever you want, but it's a waste of time. 

 

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This was the first time I've ever engaged with After Eight. And, given their response, it will be the last. Although I think my point was a fair one.

"Also people, there's no point in engaging with After Eight as if you're going to change someone's mind."

 

Uh, does engaging with anyone here ever change your mind?

After Eight said: "I love the theatre, but only if it's something that's simple and old-fashioned, and offers nothing challenging or innovative or thought-provoking or emotionally complex."

Fixed.

 

Updated On: 6/7/17 at 08:22 PM

Hork,

Don't attribute made-up quotes to people.

Look, let's not get greedy. This was an extraordinary season. And this year's four nominated musicals will certainly still be running this time next year. So the new shows will just be added in to this year's extraordinary mix. 

But I get the concern. Of the announced shows, only two have an original score. And Spongebob is a compilation score from different pop songwriters - so there is limited opportunity to make changes to fit the characters and scenes. But it's very early. Odds are something that looks like a sure thing right now will drop out and some shows that weren't on our radar will move in to place.

That's your perception of a perfect world, maybe, and you are welcome to it. I can't entirely agree though, and not just due to difference in taste/preference. To me (and of course I am in no way here believing that my opinion on this is any kind of authority), a perfect world's Broadway is one with an exactly even balance of high-brow and low-brow theatre, with at least one show appealing to any possible set of interests or tastes. That way nobody would have any cause to complain and would have at least one show they could truly enjoy. I personally enjoy the "tourist traps" and don't believe anything needs "saving" from them, But then again, I also believe that no show is truly, entirely awful - if even one person enjoys it, then its existence is worthwhile. Obviously this isn't realistic due to other factors such as financial requirements, but it's why even when I personally dislike a show, I still would never argue that it doesn't deserve to be on Broadway, and I will be happy that it finds its audience. Every show deserves to exist and to find its audience and success, in my mind at least.

It's only crappy in the perception of people whose tastes, from what I have seen, run counter to mine, which means that to me it most likely will not be crappy at all. And I certainly hope I will enjoy it! May you enjoy your own preferred works as well. 

Oak2 said: "...To me ... a perfect world's Broadway is one with an exactly even balance of high-brow and low-brow theatre, with at least one show appealing to any possible set of interests or tastes. That way nobody would have any cause to complain and would have at least one show they could truly enjoy. ..."

I pretty much agree with everything you say and I am happy to see all these shows on Broadway. I would only add that we need more than one aimed at different audiences because odds are, any given show is going to fall short. This year we were supposed to have both Holiday Inn and Singing in the Rain in the fall, bit Singing fell out and Holiday Inn was kind of a lot of empty calories. Fortunately, Dolly came in to take up the slack for the traditional song & dance crowd. So I wouldn't want to have to pin my hopes for the season on a single production - no matter where my taste may lie.

Of course you can hope for more works that you like. I enjoy many works with substance as well. I just also am able to appreciate more commercial works as well, which overall is a win since that means more works I enjoy compared to many. What I do reject is anyone who thinks that their preference and taste somehow makes them superior to me or smarter.

My statements were, to be fair, less directed specifically at you,  but moreso at the sentiments of the original poster and others who imply that musicals like Spongebob shouldn't exist in the first place and that them being on Broadway is some kind of grand offense, which is what irks me, and I'm sorry if I was unclear in that and that it sounded more like I was specifically targeting your hopes (other than possibly misconstruing your hope for more shows like that existing into also including a hope that the other shows like Margaritaville and Spongebob not exist at all).